Mathias Astell

Mathias Astell has a diverse work experience in the publishing industry. Mathias is currently serving as the VP of Commercial Products at ResearchGate. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member at The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). Mathias also served as an Advisory Board Member at BEETc. for their leading conference series, The MarTech Summit.

Mathias has held various positions at Hindawi Publishing and Wiley. At Hindawi, they served as the Chief Journal Development Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing strategy and activities related to journal development, marketing, and customer engagement. At Wiley, they held the role of Chief Journal Development Officer for Hindawi and Senior Director of Journal Development, providing advice and consultancy on journal development and wider company strategy.

Mathias has also been involved in advisory and committee roles. Mathias served as a Finance Oversight Committee member and an Advisor in the Open Access Task Force at Research4Life. Mathias was a committee member at DMA UK, where they contributed to the Customer Engagement and Responsible Marketing committees. Additionally, they worked as the Senior Strategic Manager (Marketing) at BMJ and the Marketing Lead - Research Data at Springer Nature Group.

Overall, Mathias Astell's work experience demonstrates their expertise and leadership in the publishing industry, with a focus on journal development, marketing strategies, and customer engagement.

Mathias Astell completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in English & History from the University of Dundee in 2013. Prior to that, they attended the Harris Academy from 1999 to 2005.